Pharmacy Technician

Trainee Pharmacy Technician role - fixed term, full time
- Make a vital contribution to your local community
- Enjoy a range of benefits and discounts, along with a great starting rate

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
At the Pharmacy Department, we provide expert advice and assistance to ensure the safe and cost-effective prescribing and administration of all medications within Te Toka Tumai.
We embrace and encourage a culture that is committed to development and continual improvement, the philosophy of getting it “right first time” and the Pharmacy Department's values and goals. Our guiding principle is to put the patient first in everything we do. We are committed to strive to do and be our best, to value and support all staff, to work together with trust, respect and honesty, and display commitment and accountability to provide a high quality service.
The Trainee Rotational Pharmacy Technician position will involve learning various duties on a rostered basis and will include:

- Imprest ordering and maintenance, and assisting with the ordering, supply and distribution of Pharmaceuticals for in-patients
- In and Out - patient dispensing and clinical trials
- Controlled Drug Processing
- Manufacturing various medications for supply to in-patients
- Cytotoxic, sterile, and non-sterile, learning in compounding and dispensing

This is a fixed term position, up to 5 years or on successful completion of qualification - working daytime Monday to Friday role (40 hours) with additional after hours or weekend work included.
For further details, please refer to the position description here.
Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills
We are looking for bright, motivated people who are willing to learn, have a high level of accuracy and an eye for detail. You must be willing and able to enrol in a course and study towards the NZQA New Zealand Certificate in Pharmacy (Technician) Level 5 qualification. You will need to be a team player who is always helpful and respectful to colleagues and other hospital staff.
Ideally you will have demonstrated a drive to learn technical skills and abilities and previous Hospital or community experience would be beneficial, though not essential.
He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here
We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.
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Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation
We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children's Hospital, located in central Auckland.
We are part of Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand's national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.
We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.